diff --git a/noxfile.py b/noxfile.py
index 693717dfe59..fa1f062e16c 100644
--- a/noxfile.py
+++ b/noxfile.py
@@ -578,7 +578,12 @@ def test_selected_plugins(session: Session, selected_plugins: List[Plugin]) -> N
     # Run tests for all installed plugins
     for plugin in selected_plugins:
         session.chdir(plugin.abspath)
-        run_pytest(session)
+        run_pytest(
+            session,
+            ".",
+            "-W ignore:pkg_resources is deprecated as an API.",
+            *session.posargs,
+        )
 
 
 @nox.session(python="3.8")  # type: ignore
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/_config.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/_config.py
index 01432b0bfbe..e4e1ac09eb8 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/_config.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/_config.py
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from enum import Enum, IntEnum
 from importlib import import_module
+from importlib.metadata import version
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
 
 from hydra.core.config_store import ConfigStore
 from omegaconf import OmegaConf
-from pkg_resources import get_distribution
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ def _pip_pkgs_default_factory() -> Dict[str, str]:
         "hydra_core": "${ray_pkg_version:hydra}",
         "ray": "${ray_pkg_version:ray}",
         "cloudpickle": "${ray_pkg_version:cloudpickle}",
-        "hydra_ray_launcher": get_distribution("hydra_ray_launcher").version,
+        "hydra_ray_launcher": version("hydra_ray_launcher"),
     }
 
     if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-        d["pickle5"] = get_distribution("pickle5").version
+        d["pickle5"] = version("pickle5")
 
     return d
 
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/ray_aws_launcher.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/ray_aws_launcher.py
index efb33c72625..267974ed54b 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/ray_aws_launcher.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/hydra_plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/ray_aws_launcher.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates. All Rights Reserved
 import logging
+import warnings
 from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
 from hydra.core.utils import JobReturn
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ def __init__(
         create_update_cluster: RayCreateOrUpdateClusterConf,
         teardown_cluster: RayTeardownClusterConf,
     ) -> None:
+        warnings.warn("RayAWSLauncher may not work", DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+
         self.ray_cfg = ray
         self.stop_cluster = stop_cluster
         self.sync_up = sync_up
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/setup.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/setup.py
index 22953d72f41..d9df3ee28b4 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/setup.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/setup.py
@@ -20,16 +20,18 @@
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
         "Operating System :: MacOS",
         "Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux",
     ],
     install_requires=[
-        "boto3==1.22.6",
-        "hydra-core>=1.1.2",
-        "ray[default]~=1.12",
-        "aiohttp==3.8.1",
-        "cloudpickle==2.0.0",
-        "pickle5==0.0.11; python_version < '3.8'",
+        "boto3>=1.28,<1.29",
+        "hydra-core>=1.2",
+        "ray[default]>=2,<3",
+        "aiohttp>=3,<4",
+        "cloudpickle>=3,<4",
+        "pickle5==0.0.12; python_version < '3.8'",
     ],
     include_package_data=True,
 )
diff --git a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py
index bc6a382fbfd..605b06e8cb8 100644
--- a/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py
+++ b/plugins/hydra_ray_launcher/tests/test_ray_aws_launcher.py
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+from importlib.metadata import version
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, Generator, Optional
 
 import boto3  # type: ignore
-import pkg_resources
 from botocore.exceptions import NoCredentialsError, NoRegionError  # type: ignore
 from hydra.core.plugins import Plugins
 from hydra.plugins.launcher import Launcher
@@ -195,11 +195,10 @@ def validate_lib_version(connect_config: Dict[Any, Any]) -> None:
     # a few lib versions that we care about
     libs = ["ray", "cloudpickle", "pickle5"]
     for lib in libs:
-        local_version = f"{pkg_resources.get_distribution(lib).version}"
         out = sdk.run_on_cluster(
             connect_config, cmd=f"pip show {lib} | grep Version", with_output=True
         ).decode()
-        assert local_version in out, f"{lib} version mismatch"
+        assert version(lib) in out, f"{lib} version mismatch"
 
     # validate python version
     info = sys.version_info